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No. 293,290. Patented Fem-12,1884.

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L. E. WATSON.

l ,IRONING MACHINE... I No. 293,290. V1 amwnw 1 Feb.j1.2, 1884.

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L'. H. WATSON. IROMNG MACHINE. No. 293,290. Patented Peb'. 12, 1884.

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SPECIFlCATION forming part4 of Letters Patent No. 293,290, dated February 12, 1884.

Application filed June 25, 1883, (No mc-del.) Y

To @ZZ whom nui/y concern,.- i

Beit known that l, LnwIs H. VivrsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing in Ghicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new an d useful Improvements in Ironing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a machine for ironing or polishing cuits, collars, and the besoins of shirts, and has for its general object to construct a machine that shall iron the bosom of a shirt one way only, whereby the bosom can be ironcd out smooth and without wrinkling.

A fur-ther object is to construct an ironing or polishing machine with a reciprocating ironing-table which, during its iorward reciprocation, shall be mechanically maintained in contact with a rotary ironing-roller, and which during its return movement, shall be maintained free from contact with the roller, whereby the ironing will be effected but one way.

Among the further objects of myinvention are to provide means, under t-he control of the operator, for raising the table, and devices for automatically operating so as to allow the table to drop at the end of its forward reciprocation; also, to regulate the pressure of the table against the ironing or polishing roller; also, to provide improved means for holding and stretchingl the besoin of a shirt upon an ironing-table; to prevent shock at the termination ofthe return movement of the reciprocating ironing-table; to prevent the shirt from becoming soiled while being ironed; and to provide certain improved features of construction, and combination, hereinafter denexed drawings, in whichl Figure l is a perspectivevview of an ironing and polishing machine constructed in accordance with my invention, a portion of one of `the table.

tak en on a vertical plane through the machine. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective, showing a portion of the 4track-frame for supporting the Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vsection,

table, and also illustratinga 'slide and its ad-` juncts for operating the clamping and stretching devices. Fig. 5 is a part elevation and vertical section through the devices employed for raising the ironing-table. Fig. 6 is a detail illustratingv means for raising the, propellingwheel for the table, which latter is shown in dotted lines, Fig. 7 is a plan view lof the under side of the table-top and the shirt holding and stretching devices. Fig. 8 is an-enlarged detail, showing in side elevation the jaws for holdingthe tailportion of a shirt. This view also includes an enlargqtl representation of an elastic pad to be held be ween the jaws. Fig. 9 is a top View of Fig. 8. Fig. l() is a perspective view of the spools and cords attached thereto. Fig. l1 is a section through the same, said iigure also including one ofthe terminals of the cords. Fig. 12 is a `detail section taken on a vertical plane through the neck-clamp and a portion of the table, with a pad and cloth thereon.

The stationary frame of this machine con-` sists, essentially, of a pair oi' vertical sides, A, connected together by hollow end rods, A,and provided at their tops with suitable boxes, a, for the journals of a rotary ironing and polishing roller. This roller B is made hollow, and heated by gas-flame or otherwise, and is driven by means of power applied to the belt-wheel b, iixed upon an extension of one of the rollerjournals.

The reciprocating ironing-table,which is arranged to travel under the rotary ironingroller, is preferably constructed and supported in the same manner as the ironing-table embraced in an application for Letters Patent heretofore filed by me in the United States Patent Office-that is to say, it is made of metal, and composed of a flat top, C, Figs. 2 and 12, supported upon a base or carriage portion, C', by means of an intermediate neck or middle supporting-piece, G2, which latteris recessedfor cut away at one end, so as to admit of a shirt being slipped on the table-top. This latter portion of the table is` also provided with Aa marginal line of hooks forholding down the layer or layers of cloth that will be stretched upon the top. AThe base or carriage portion of the table is supported upon a track-frame, D, provided with longitudinal grooves d, that IOO correspond and register with-like grooves,c,in the base portion of the table, whereby loose anti-friction wheels or rollers can be arrangedA -in said grooves and the table be supported latte r. the table is supported, whereby by actuatingrthexgeadle the track-frame and table can be lifted.` I`

E denotes the treadle, fulcrumed in a small casting or other suitable support, e, that can be conveniently arranged upon the floor at the front of the machine. This treadle is connected by a link, E, with a weighted bell.- crank lever, El, that is fixed upon a rock-shaft at the front side of the machine. Between this bell-crank and the track-frame that supports-the table is arranged a vertical shaft, E, provided with a hand-wheel, and having in its lower end a screw-threaded socket, e, (see Fig. 5,) in which a screw, et, is received,that is pivotally connected to one ofthe arms of the bellcrank, and provided with an adjustable jamnut, el. Vithina socket,e",in the upper end of the rod E rests one end of ashorter and smaller vertical rod or pin, e, that passes through an opening in one of the end cross-bars,A, of the stationary frame. The upper portion of this pin passes through an elastic cushion, E", interposed between said bar A and the trackframe D, and at its top end abuts against a screw, e3, in the track-frame. By thus supporting the latter, it will be seen that when the bell-crank is turned, so as to lift the rod and pins that are arranged in line between the bell-crank and the track-frame, said frame will be raised, and hence the table elevated and brought up close to the ironing-roller. By stepping the pin ethat is, between the track-frame and. the rod carrying the handwheel-in a cup-shaped socket in said rod, the rod, pin, and. screw e2 at the lower end of the rod can all be brought up in line upon the dead-center when the track-frame and table are raised, as in Fig. 5, and hence said'members retained in such position until thrown from off the dead-center, which is automatically eected when the table arrives at the end of its forward reciprocation by the following means:

A bell-crank lever or rocker, F, (see Figs. 2 and. 3, in which latter figure the upper arm of the lever is shown in dotted lines,) is pivoted to one side of the track-frame D at such point that at the completion ofthe forward reciprocation of the table a knocker, c3, therein 'on the side of the latter will strike the upper larm of the bent lever or rocker F. This rocker connects by a rod, f, with an arm, F, secured upon the rock-shaft F2, which latter cal-ries the weighted bell-crank EZ, that, as hereinbefore described, constitutes a part of the mechanism employed for raising the table. When the bell-crank F, pivotcd to the trackframe, is struck by the dog or knocker upon the table and turned so as to give a pull upon rod f, the rock-shaft carrying the weighted bellcrank will be turned, and hence the rods or practically jointed rod between the weighted bell-crank and the table-supporter track-frame will be broken o1' thrown off the dead-center, as in Fig; 3, so as to allow the frame, and consequent] y the table, to drop below the ironing-roller preparatory to the return movement of the table. The elastic cushion E4 under the track-frame takes up the shock when the table drops, and the weight upon the bell-crank E2 serves as-a counterbalance for preventing too sudden a drop on the part of the table. The hand-wheel E4 upon rodEi admits ofthe latter being turned, in order to give it a vertical adjustment upon the screw that is pivoted to the weighted bellcrank, so as to regulate the pressure of the table upon the roller. In order to give the table a forward movement, and also to cause a reversal of suchl movement simultaneously with its drop at the end of its forward reciprocation, I provide the following means.

Upon a transverse and centrally-located rotary shaft, G, that is mounted in suitable bearings on the sides ofthe stationary frame, I key a double iianged spool, H, upon which cords or wires h, wound in opposite directions, respectively run, and are attached to the front and rear ends of the base portion of the table, so that reverse revolutions on the part of the spool will cause reciprocations on the part of the table. One end of this shaft is, as best shown in Fig. 6, jurnaled in a two-part box, G, the lower half of which is capable of vertical adjustment in any ordinary way for the purpose of raising and lowering the shaft. The adjustable bearing or lower half of this box is connected with a lever, g, that is fulcrumed on a` bracket, g', pendent from the main frame, and at its lower end connected in any suitable way-as, for example, by a bent rod, `(fz-with an arm, g3, Fig. l, upon rockshaft' F2, which, as already stated, also carries the mechanism for raising the table or for a1- lowing the same to drop.

The shaft G, that carries thespool, is also provided at the end that is journaled in the ad.- justable box with a wheel, G2,which,when th'e box is adj usted so as to raisetheshaft,is brought to bear against a friction-pulley, B', arranged between the belt-wheel and the ironing-roller and fixed upon the extended journal of the latter. Hence, when the face of the wheelGr2 is in frictional contact with the friction driving-pulley, the shaft carrying the spool will be rotated, and one of the cords will pull upon one end of the table and wind upon the spool IOO IIO

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as rapidly as the table advances, the remaining cord or wire being proportionately unwound from the spool. Power for the return movement of the table is stored up by means of a coiled spring, G3, Fig. 2, arranged upon the shaft, so as to wind up as the shaft is rotated to give the table its forward movement, which can be readily effected by attaching one end of the coil to the shaft and securing the remaining end of the coil to a stationary part of the mainframe, or to anyY fixture thereon. By such arrangement the spring comes into action as soon as the shaft G has been lowered sufficiently to remove the-wheel thereon from frictional contact with the friction-pulley. After placing a shirt upon the table, which is done by fitting the shirt thereon like a sleeve, means are required for holding and stretching it-the shirt.

The clamp l, for holding down the neck portion. of the shirt, consists of a horizontal plate adapted to t-he shape ofthe said neck portion, and arranged to fit, when lowered, into a likeshaped seat that will be cut in the cloth and elastic pad,which will be placed upon the table so that the top of the clamp-plate shall be below the top face of the table-pad C* and cloth C5 in Fig. l2. The vertically-movable clamp plate I is corrugated or serrated upon its un:

-der face in order to prevent the shirt from slipping, and is supported upon a vertical rod,

I', whichis pivoted or swiveled to the plate. This rod has a pin, it', near its lower end, which said end is arranged both to slide vertically and to turn in the base portion of the table. Between the pin i2 upon the rod and the nn- 4 der side ofthe table-top is a spring, e', which,

pressing downwardly upon the pin, exerts a const-ant tendency to draw down the clampplate. The neck-clamp is raised against `the spring resistance by means of a T-lever, l2,

' Fig. 3, hung upon one side ,of the lower portion of the table, and provided in its upper arm with a notch, i3, in which the pin t2 upon the vertically-movable rod l is received, so

that when the lever is `raised it will lift rod I.

As there will be a tendency on the part of the lever swinging in the arc .of a circle to turn the Y pin around the axis of the rod,the latter is so arranged as to turn, thus allowing a free action ofthe parts, and hence admit ofthe clampplate being raised, which is, however, prevented from turning by means of a pin, i", fixed to the plate and working in a hole in the table. This lever carries on its lower arm a small wheel or roller, and is swung up by means of an upon a cross-bar, k', and guided thereon by a nut, k2, received in the slotted portion of the slide and bolted upon the cross-bar. lvhe inoline K of this slide is arranged to strike the roller carried by the swinging lever l2 when readily place the neck portion of a shirt under `the clamp, or remove the shirt after it has been ironed, when the clamp-plate I is in a raised position. The slide thus provided with an incline, K, for raising the neck-clamp, is operated by a rock-shaft, L, carrying an arm, Z,

`that is connected with the slide by means of a -the table is back, as inl Fig. 3, and the slide ithrown forward, whereby the operator can conveniently operated by the person running the machine. The slide K is also employed Vas a means for operating a pair of reciprocating j aws of a combined shirt holder and stretcher, employed for holding the tail portion of a shirt and stretching the bosom thereof upon the table after the shirt has been caught at its neck end by the neck-clamp. To such end I provide the slide with a second incline, K2, which is adapted to actuate the bell-crank N, connected wit-hl the combined holding and stretching devices, and which is also set somewhat back of the incline K, that actuates the neck-clamp, whereby the action of the inclines shall be successive, as will be hereinafter more fully explained. The said holding and stretching mechanism M comprises a pair of jaws, m and m. The jaw m, which may be termed the fixed jaw,7 is loosely mounted upon the outer ends of a pair of horizontal slide-rods, M,

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parallel with each other, and arranged to pass back under the top C of the ironing-table, from which they are supported by suitable eyes or bearings, m2, attached to the table. The movable jaw m of this pair is fitted to slide upon the rods M, and is spring-seated thereon, it a being pressed outwardly and normallyheld upon the rods at a point near the outer fixed jaw by means of short coils of stout springs, i

m3, arranged on the rods between the movable jaw, and nuts or stops m, that are secured upon the rods. The rods, and consequently the jaws, are thrown forward and held out from the table by means of springs m", Fig. 7, arranged between stops or shoulders m5, rigid on the rods, and thebearin gs m2, through which the rear orinner ends of the rodspass, or other suitable stops on the table. The movable jaw has upon the lower portion of its inner face a stop-pin, m5, which will, when the jaws are closed, strike the opposite jaw, and thereby cause the upper portion of the jaws to firmly grip the shirt that will be placed between them.` These jaws thus mounted upon the rods have'a simultaneous reciprocating movement as the rods are thrown outwardly or retracted under the table.

The inner springy IIO 4, ofthe slide' is designed to act, whereby whensaid incline strikes the roller the bell-v crank lever will be turned, and hence tension exerted upon the inner jaw, m', through the medium of the connecting-rod.

The short springs W13- which I term ihe,

compress the gripping-springs m3, and thereby open the jaw, in order to allow a portion of the tail of a shirt to be forced in between the jaws by a suitable pad or piece of some elastic material. As the incline is drawn from under the bell-crank N, however, the reverse of such action will take place-that is to say, the short stout gripping-springs will force the movable jaw forward, so as to cause it to grip the pad and shirt before the long springs w;L commence to throw the rods outward in order to stretch the bosom of the shirt upon the table. Vhcn the table arrives at the end of its return movement, it becomes necessary to provide means for either taking up the shock or stopping the table in such manner that there shall be no liability of injury to the parts. To such end I provide a brake mechanism consisting of a brake-lever, I), having a shoe arranged to be thrown uponthe wheel G2, which, as already stated, is fixed on the shaft carrying a spool, from which cords or wire run to the ends of the table for the purpose of reciprocating the same. The brake-lever is practically in the nature of an arm upon a rock-shaft, P, mounted at one end of the machine, and carrying at or about its middle portion a bent arm, I, that can be made in one or two parts, as desired. This arm l?"l is bent so as to lie in the path of the base portion -C of the table, which said base is in the nature of a rectangular frame, and is so arranged that just before the coinpletion of the return movement of the table the forward end, d, of the table-base shall strike and depress said arin P2, and thereby turn the rock-shaft and throw the brakeshoe upon wheel Gr2 and stop the table. NVhen the table is elevated, preparatory to its forward movement, it will release the brake-arm P2, and thereby loosen up the brake.

The spool H is provided withA two peripheral ilanges, II, between which the wires or cords are wound; and in order to insure the regular winding up of the latter, and also preventa cord winding upon itself and slipping off the spool, I forin the latter and connect the cords or wires therewith as followszfhe inner wall of each ilange ofthe spool is formed vertically to the axis of the shaft and on a plane running spirally thereto, so as to form a shoulder or vertical end, h2, in such iiange.. The cord or wire 1 passes through an opening I in the spool at the base of such end or shoul- By such construction the cord or wire can be passed from the interior of the spool out through this lateral passage, and drawn outwardly until the knob at its end is received in the recess h4. It will be seen by referring to Fig. 10 that when the cord or wire is wound round the spool it will, in following the spiral wall, necessarily lie in a coil form upon the cylindrical portion of the spool. v

The table is held down upon the rollers in any suitable way-as, for example, by means of bent finger-bars Q; and in order to prevent shirts or other articles that are being ironed from coming in contact with the operating devices, and thereby becoming soiled, I secure upon the table guards R, which are preferably made of sheet metal bent into the shape shown, and strengthened by a bar of metal, i, around the outside, said guards being secured to the base portion of the table, and made with an outward flare, whereby they shall extend up alongside of the sides of the table. These guards will be made detachable from the table, so that when desired they can be removed,and access can thereby be had to the operative parts of the machine.

properly heated and the handle L thrown forward, as in Fig. 4, so as to operate slide K, and thereby lift the neck-clamp and open the holding and stretching jaws. As the handle is thus thrown forward and slide K advanced, incline /KL acts on the bell-crank, which, through the medium of the connecting-rod, pulls upon the spring-seated jaw, and thereby draws the slide-rods and both jaws inwardly until stops m strike the table, after which the gripping-springs m will be then compressed and the movable j aw opened. rIhe incline K then raises the lever I2, which lifts the rod, carrying the neck-clamp against the springpressure. The operator then slips the shirt upon the table, places the neckband under the neck-clamp, and wedges in between the jaws m and m a portion of the tail part of the shirt by means ofthe pad O, which is allowed to remain between the jaws. verse movement of the lever-handle L will now draw back the slide, during which operation incline K will clear the lever I2 before incline K2 clears the bell-crank above it, since in the previous operation the incline K2, after acting upon the bellcrank, passes by the roller thereon to some extent before the ineline K acts upon the neck-clampl mechanism. As a result of thus timing the parts, the spring forces down the neck-clamps and holds the shirt at the neck, after which the incline K2 clears the bell-crank N, wherebythe pad and shirt will be firmly gripped between the jaws and the latter thrown out from the table, so as one side of the axial bore through the spool.y

In operati-ng this machine for ironin-g a. shirt, the ironing and polishing roller will be A back or re- IOO IIO

to effectually stretch the bosom of the shirt thereon. rThe operator then presses` down treadle E, as in Fig. l, thereby vibrating the weighted bellcrank vlever Ff, and hence,

through the medium of devices already de` scribed, liftingthe table. so as to bring its propelling-wheel Gr2 in frictional Contact with the friction driving-pulley B. The table then moves forward, subjecting the shirt to the action ofthe rotary ironing=roller. the end of its forward movement, the dog or knocker e3 strikes the bell #crank connected with the devices previously employed for raising the table, 4and by a reverse turn of the rock-shaft F2 throws rod E3 off the dead-center and allows the tableto drop, as in Fig. 3. The spring G3, which has been wound up during the forward movement of the table, now unwinds and moves Vthe table back, during which motion the shirt will not be acted upon by the ironing-roller, owing to the lower elevation of the table. As the table reaches the end of its return movement it strikes the brake, and thus applies the same to the propelling-wheel, so as to stop the table and prevent shock. 1

In conclusion, it willbe observed that, should the table be elevated and started while the slide K is forward and the neckclamp up, the clampplate I will be automatically drawn down before reaching the ironing-roller, since the instant the lever I2 leaves the incline K, by which it has been upheld, the spring i will instantly draw down the neck-clamp. Also, when the table is raised, the treadle E will be down, as

in Fig. l, and when the table is lowered said treadle will be up, as in Fig. 3, in position to be depressed by the operator as soon as necessary. Y

It will be obvious that means could be provided for raising and lowering the ironingroller in lieu of raising and lowering the table-as, for example, the devices now used for raising the table could be employed for raising bearings for the roller-journals- Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desireito secure by Let-ters Patl. In an ironing-machine, an iron and an ironing-table, in combination with mechan ism, substantially as described, operating to move the table forward inv contact with the iron, lower the table at the end of its forward movement, and lreturn th'e table to the limit of its backward stroke without contact with the iron, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of an ironing-table with mechanism, substantially as described, operating successively and automatically to move the table forward, vlower the table at the `end of its forward stroke, and return the table in its lowered position to the limit of its backa. ward stroke, substantially as described.

3. The combination, substantially as herein described, of the iron and ironing table withl mechanism operating to reciprocate the table, an operating-,mechanism by which the table Arriving at A is brought up' to and held against the iron during its forward stroke, and mechanism coni nected with and actuated by the table at the end of the forward stroke of the latter, and operating to lower the table-lifting mechanism, whereby the table shall be automatically lowered at the end of each forward stroke and returned in a lowered position, substantially as set forth.

provided at one end with a clamp operating to hold down the shirt-bosom at the neck, and at its opposite end provided with an eX- tensible gripping and stretching mechanism, substantially as described, whereby the shirt may be held at the tail 'portion thereof and outward from one end of the table, in order to stretch the shirt thereon, substantially as described. i

5. An ironing-table provided with means at one end for holding the neck end ofthe shirt, in combination with a combined shirt holder and stretcher at the opposite end, consisting of a clamp mounted substantially as described, whereby it may be extended out from the end of the table, and comprising a pair of jaws and a spring connected to the inner jaw, next to the table, to foi'ce the same against the face of the outer with a yielding spring-pressure, substantially as described. 6. As ameans for stretching a'shirt upon an ironing-table, the combination, lwith a table provided with means for holding the shirt 4. In an ironing-machine, the ironing-table roo at one end, and with supportingguides, of a pair of slide-rods mounted in said guides, springs connected with said rods, substantially as described, to throw the rods out from the table, and a jaw rigidly connected with said rods, a movable jaw supported upon said rods, and springs of greater strength than the springs employed for projecting the rods connected with the movable jaw, substantially as 9set forth, and for the purposes specified.

7. An ironing-table provided with means for holding the neck end of a shirt, and provided with supporting-guides, in combination with means for stretching the bosom of the shirt upon the table, consisting of a pair of IIO slide-rods mounted in said guides, springs Y connected with said rods, substantially as described, for projecting the same out from the table, a fixed jaw 'rigidly connected with said rods, and a sliding jaw and the stops supported on said rods, and springs located bef tween the sliding jaw, the said springs being of greater force than the spring or springs acting on the slide-rods, substantially as described.

8. In an ironing-machine7 the ironingroller and the ironing-table provided with a seat in its top face, in combination with a verticallymovable clamping-plate for the neck portion of a shirt, constructed to fit in said seat, and means operating to automatically raise and lower the clamp, substantially as described.

9. In an ironing-machine, the combination, with a supporting-frame, a table normally mounted thereon, and provided with a clampseat recessed in the upper face of said table, a clamping-plate tted to said seat, a spring connected to said clamping-plate and serving to draw the same into the seat, means for reciprocating the table, and devices, substantially as described, for raising the clamping-plate at the termination of the backward stroke of said table, substantially as described.

10. The combination, in an ironing-machine, of the reciprocating and vertically-movable table, withl mechanism operating to propel the table forward, a mechanism, substantially as set forth, by which the table is raised and the forward-propelling mechanism is brought into action, mechanism operating to lower the table at the' end of its forward stroke and throw the forward-propelling mechanism out of action, and a spring connected indirectly with the table, substantially as set forth, to cause the return movement of the same, as and for the purposes specified.

11. As a means for causing the forward movement of an ironing-table in an ironingmachine, a friction drive-pulley, a propellingwheel, and a movable bearing, in combination With mechanism connected with a movable bearing by which the table and propellingwheel are raised and the latter brought into frietional contact with the friction drive-pulley, and means, substantially as described, connecting the propelling-wheel with the table, whereby when they propelling-wheel is raised the table shall be forced forward, substantially as set forth.

12. The combination, in an ironing-machine, of the reciprocatory ironing-table witha rotary friction drive-pulley, a' propelling-wheel, G2, a movable bearing for the same, and mechanism connected with movable bearing for raising said wheel up to the friction drive-pulley, andA means connecting the propelling-wheel with the table, by which the latter is advanced while the propelling-wheel and pulley are in frictional contact, substantially as described.

13. The ironing-table and mechanismfor reciprocating the said table, in combination with a rotary spool, two cords or wires wound in reverse directions upon the spool and connected with the table, mechanism, substantiallyv as described, for rotating the spool in opposite directions, and mechanism, substantially as described, for automatically throwing out of action the forward-propelling mechanism of the spool when the table arrives at the end of its forward stroke, as and for the purposes set forth.

14. The combination, in an ironing-machine, of the reciprocating ironing-table with a spool secured upon a rotary shaft, and having cords or Wires wound thereon in reverse directions and connected with the table, frictional drivegear, substantially as described, by which the shaft is rotated in one direction, and a spring attached to the shaft, substantially as set forth, by which the latter is rotated in a reverse direction, substantially as described.

15. In an ironing-machine, the combination of an ironing-table with a clamping-plate for the neck portion of a shirt-bosom, a support for said clamping-plate, extending through and below the table, and a horizontal slide provided with an incline formed and located with relation -to the support for the clamp substantially as described, whereby when said incline strikes the clamp-support both the latter and the clamp shall be raised, substantial-ly as and for the purpose set forth.

16. The combination, in an ironing-machine, of the ironing-table, means for reciprocating the same, with the slide K', provided with an incline, a rock-shaft having a suitable operating-handle, and provided with an arm, l, a link connecting the slide and arm l, and a neck-clamp mechanism, substantially as described, carried by the table, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

17. The table, neck-clamp mechanism, consisting of a clamp-plate, I, a vertically-movable rod supporting the clamp-plate, a spring connecting the table and rod 1, substantially as described, and a pivoted lever, 12, provided with a notch, in which a pin on the rod is received, said members being combined for operation and carried by the ironing-table, substantially as described.

1S. The ironing-table and mechanism for actuating the same, and the spring-seated j aws, in combination with an incline and mechanism connecting said jaws with the incline, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

19. The supporting-frame, the ironing-table and means for actuating said table, and the clamp having a spring-seated jaw, in combination with the slide provid ed with an incline, the bell-crank, and rod connecting said bellcrank and jaw, substantially as described.

20. The supporting-frame,the ironing-table,

'i and means for reciprocating the same, in combination with the slide-rods M, the fixed and movable jaws on the ends of said rods, the bell-crank pivoted to the table and connected with the movable jaw, and/means for actuating said bell-crank and the spring m, substantially as described.

21. The ironing-table, its supporting-frame, and means for reciprocating said table, in combination with the treadle and devices connecting said treadle with the table, and means, substantially as described,conn'ecting the driving mechanism and the treadle-connections,whereby the downward movement of the treadle will raise the table and the table be allowed to drop at the end of its forward movement, as and for the purpose specified.

22. The frame, the table, and means for reciprocating the table, in combination with a treadle, the rock-shaft, the bell-crank fixed on said rock-shaft and connected with the treadle, the shaft E3, and the screw supporting said sh aft at one end of the frame, substantially as described.

23. The combination, with a reciprocating roo rio

ironing-table andafrzune supporting the saune, 011 a dead-center, in order to extend the supof a jointed support for one end of said frame port yto its highest limit, as and for the purand meansfor supporting the other` end, subpose specified stantielly as set forth, and a treadle connected s LEWIS H. WATSON. with the jointed support, substantially es de- Witnesses:

scribed, whereby the jointV may be exed to W. W. ELLIOTT, lower the frame and have its members brought CEAS. G. PAGE. 

